5% have had a near-death experience — and they say it made life worth living
https://nypost.com/article/five-percent-have-had-near-death-experiences-research/

Yes Dr Greyson is selling a book but should we ignore articles like this just because of that, i say not.

I also say not. As one that has experienced an NDE I found enlightenment from the experience. In many cases it totally changes your outlook on life. For instance, from my experience, I have absolutely zero fear of death. I won't bore you all at this time but if any would like to know of my experience I would be happy to relate. At least from my viewpoint it is a bit interesting. It isn't really a religious thing but rather an experience of self.

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Jay, I would like to know of your NDE experience.

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OK, here goes. Take or leave as you wish but it is what I experienced...

I was in boot camp in the Navy and started caughing up mouthfuls of junk to the point that I could hardly function so I went to sick call. The 'captain' doctor that I saw decided that I was faking to get out of duty and returned me to my company. That same night I stopped breathing three times due to acute bronchitis.

It was really weird. A member of my company attempted mouth to mouth and I punched him. His attempts were contrary to what I was internally trying to do. I know, sounds off the wall but gets more so... So they get me to the hospital and are working on me. They actually gave up considering me gone. While this was going on I was watching them work on me and also watching me watching them. Ya, there were three of me, two outside of my body. My body was on the gurney being worked on. My 'mind' was in the upper right corner of the room watching them work on my body. In an opposite upper corner of the room was my 'spirit' watching my mind that was watching my body. The spirit part of myself was having a conversation with something I can't describe other than it was male and female at the same time and held me in total awe. At the end of this conversation I was asked a question. The question was if I had done what I was supposed to do. I answered no and my body started breathing again. Since then I have had no fear of death as I was shown that there is more to come. My only regret from the experience was my not asking what it was that I'm supposed to do. How can I know the answer if I don't know the task? Still I knew I had not. Today I don't know so maybe.....

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Holy Moly! I'm sure glad you came out of that 3-dimensional experience. It's nice having you around.

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I'm more spiritual than religious but the experience opened my eyes to something said in the Bible. It had always bothered ne that the Bible said that God created Man in His own image. How can this be when God is supposed to be a spiritual being when Man is physical? The answer is that it is meant as Man being of three parts; body, mind and spirit as is God with the Son, Father and Spirit. Not trying to go religious in topic or anything but the relationship struck me as important and to be considered in the discussion.

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I know this is likely after your time in the navy but i can't help wonder if it helps with <enter expletive>.
It is almost certainly off-topic in this thread, but i can't ignore posting it any longer, i've sat on posting it for far too long.

Gulf War syndrome 'not caused by depleted uranium'

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56116101